Music Beychella: the production It’s one thing to impress us, the people who don’t do it for a living. It’s another when the people who actually do it for a living are not only impressed, but also living for it. Because they know, not just the hard work that went into By Lainey • Apr 16, 2018 10:14 am
Music Beychella: Beyoncé’s best and blackest performance Beyoncé became the first black woman to headline Coachella in the festival’s 19-year history on Saturday. Standing on a stage that has essentially told black female artists for two decades that they are not worthy – or at least not as worthy as their peers— Beyoncé delivered the boldest, blackest, By Kathleen • Apr 16, 2018 08:40 am
Music Intro for April 16, 2018 Dear Gossips, BΔK. By now I think you know what that means. Or, more specifically, WHO that means. It means Beyoncé, obviously. And it’s amazing how those 3 Greek letters work in so many ways to mean so much Beyoncé, not just for her initials, Beyoncé Knowles, but also, By Lainey • Apr 16, 2018 08:01 am
Music Taylor’s new singles As mentioned in my post about her the other day, I’ve been hearing from industry sources this week in Nashville about Taylor Swift and a new song and something to do with Jennifer Nettles. Looks like my sources were right. Sugarland will release a brand new song titled #Babe By Lainey • Apr 13, 2018 12:12 pm
Music Nicki Day during Cardi Week I don’t think Nicki Minaj or Cardi B wanted to be sharing headlines this week. In a week that should be monumental for them both, individually, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B are entangled in a predictable but still frustrating storyline. It’s the easy narrative: the lone chart-topping women By Kathleen • Apr 13, 2018 11:44 am
Music Intro for April 13, 2018 Dear Gossips, It’s almost time. For what? What else? Tomorrow night. Beyoncé performs at Coachella. Beychella! A post shared by Beylite (@beylite) on Apr 7, 2018 at 8:36am PDT I have some anxiety about this. Beyoncé is scheduled to go on stage on Saturday night at 11:05pm By Lainey • Apr 13, 2018 09:09 am
Music Zayn keeps trying The last time I wrote about Zayn's acting, he was skulking around the Dusk Til Dawn music video with his Resting Bored Face and I assumed that he wasn't trying to be an actor outside of yawn-inducing interludes wedged between bad lip-syncing. Well, last November he By Kathleen • Apr 12, 2018 11:54 am
Music Intro for April 12, 2018 Dear Gossips, There are two artists dominating music at the moment: Cardi B and Drake. Drake’s God’s Plan is, so far, the biggest song of 2018. It’s been #1 for 11 weeks straight now. Every week there’s a new think-piece or three about why God’s By Lainey • Apr 12, 2018 09:11 am
Music Taylor’s countdown…and a rumour Taylor Swift posted 9 new photos to Instagram yesterday to build anticipation for the reputation tour. The tour kicks off May 8 in Glendale, AZ. Here she is with the dancers: A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Apr 10, 2018 at 4:52pm PDT And all sweaty coming By Lainey • Apr 11, 2018 04:00 pm
Music Intro for April 11, 2018 Dear Gossips, Pink pants. Pink pussy. Pussy power. Pynk. Janelle Monae released the video for Pynk yesterday and there’s no mistaking the point: pinkness. Or, rather, PYNKness. Here’s how she described it: “Pynk is a brash celebration of creation. self love. sexuality. and pussy power! PYNK is the By Lainey • Apr 11, 2018 09:03 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Cardi Week Let's talk about Cardi B's body. Well, let’s talk about Cardi B’s profile in GQ, written by Caity Weaver, which has now become a conversation about Cardi B’s body. We’re big fans of Caity Weaver at this site. Lainey has written extensively By Kathleen • Apr 10, 2018 10:31 am
Maple Leaf Drake does it again He’s so f-cking good at this. By “this” I mean everything. During a weekend that belonged to Cardi B, Drake still managed to drop a hit song and viral video without looking like the dick who was trying to hijack Cardi B’s moment. Drake’s Nice For What By Kathleen • Apr 09, 2018 02:48 pm
Music Cardi B’s Invasion Of Privacy Bodak Yellow dropped 10 months ago. It’s hard to imagine the charts without Cardi B. Her culture dominance and her presence in the pop world are now so pervasive, it’s astonishing that it has only been 10 MONTHS since Bodak Yellow became the instant classic that catapulted her By Kathleen • Apr 09, 2018 10:29 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Cardi B is pregnant Cardi B capped off a weekend of incredible reviews and an already-certified gold album (my review is coming up next) with the official announcement of her pregnancy. On SNL. In a tight white Christian Siriano dress, during a performance of the best song on an album full of great songs. By Kathleen • Apr 09, 2018 10:01 am
Break Ups The Weeknd’s Selena Melancholy The Weeknd dropped a surprise six-song album on Friday called My Dear Melancholy, and it is exactly as full of heartbreak and angst as it sounds. The good thing is that musically, The Weeknd is at his best when he's being all broken and angsty. The dark and By Kathleen • Apr 02, 2018 11:45 am
Music Intro for April 2, 2018 Dear Gossips, We are now less than two weeks away from Beyoncé at Coachella. She headlines both Saturdays and according to TMZ, she “she started getting serious about practicing for her show Tuesday, scheduling 11-hour days in a high-profile L.A. studio that's been booked solely for her By Lainey • Apr 02, 2018 08:30 am